Gone Fishing

A friend of mine called today and asked if I would do a cake for her husband...for tomorrow. He likes fishing so this is what I came up with. I had an idea in my head but I wasn't sure how it would come out and this is what I got. I think it turned out pretty good.

Silly Girls

This past week my sister was in town with her five girls. I was so glad that they came out. We had a lot of fun this week. On Tuesday we took them bowling then Wednesday we left for Salida. We took the girls to see Grandma Flower and the rest of the family down there. We took them swimming and Tyson and Riley (they are 1 month apart) had a blast playing in the little fountains in the pool. Tyson did really well in the car due to the fact that he had cousins as entertainment. The girls kept him laughing the whole way. I guess there was one exception on the way down. He cried for the last hour of the trip. We came back on Friday night and on Saturday we took them to the dinosaur museum in Fruita. My friend Becky and her kids went with us. Then, Saturday night...the BIG event...the Miley Cyrus / Hannah Montana Concert on the Disney channel. We pulled the big screen down and had a party. It was actually pretty fun to watch the girls. Brooke and Sarah spent the night and we took them back to my parents house on Sunday.

So today Heidi was outside and found a little toad and brought in the house. She put it on Riley's head and on her back. Riley didn't seem to mind. We played with the little toad for awhile inside then the girls took it outside and helped it slide down the slide into the pool. By help I mean, put it in a cup of water and dump it on the slide. After a while we did give the poor little toad a break and put him in the garden.

They are leaving in the morning and I am sad to see them go. I don't get to see my sisters family all that much, usually about once a year...and it stinks. We wish they were closer, but what can you do? Tomorrow they are going to see my brother and grandma in SLC. Ben is going to take the girls to see East High School where High School Musical is filmed and he got them cast t-shirts. He will be in High School Musical 3 as a teacher. I guess Charpae (sp?) walks by him or something. Anyway, enjoy some pics from the week.

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Another post for Pops!! (Another post from Josh)

This is the headstone that we picked out for Pops. I was so happy that it is finally in place. I try to make it out to see him once a week and have been doing pretty good. So, imagine my surprise when mom called and said the stone was up. I was just there 4 days previously and no stone. I went out to see it on my lunch break today, and even though all the stones in the park are made identical, Pops' looked so nice. What made it even more special was that the little flag Tyson got him on the 4th is still there along with a coloring page left by one of the other grandchildren. They were his true joy in life. Give them all a big hug from Pops!!
This stone marks the final resting place of a man who most deserved the rest!!

Stolworthy Reunion

This weekend we went to southern Idaho for the Stolworthy Reunion. This reunion was celebrating my Great-grandparents (on my mom's side) 100th wedding anniversary. We drove up on Thursday and on the way stopped and saw our friend Kristy and her little girl Payton and our friends Zack, Erica and their new little baby Owen. Tyson got a little jealous when I held Owen. Ty didn't think that was too cool. We really enjoyed our visits and wish we could have stayed longer but it was on to Idaho!

First I have to say that I have some of the most talented family members. They always impress me. Below is our "Family Tree." My Uncle Carl painted the tree. It was probably 6 1/2 feet tall. Then my amazing Aunt Bonnie made every family member an apple to go on the tree. Each family is color coded and the kids are all linked to their parents. There are 427 apples on this tree. My great-grandparents, William and Martha Stolworthy had six children: Rowdon, Dean, Gordon (my grandpa), Elaine, Geneil, and Fern. From these six children it is amazing to me that there are 427 people (not including spouses). Josh and I were on the same apple.



We went went swimming, played games, shot the BB Gun, had a little "fish pond" for the little kids, our family auction and just got the chance to visit with cousins that I haven't seen in a long time. We had a really nice time.

My Family's Apples

Ty in the pool.

Cousins Jackie and Shawna

Just hanging out.

I think there was something like 120 people there. A big thank you to everyone that put this together. We had a nice time.

When we were driving home, my sister Heidi called and said that she and her girls were at my parents house. She lives in California and was going to surprise my parents. Well, mission accomplished. We got there and Heidi and the girls were hiding in the back bedroom. We got my dad in and sitting on the couch and my mom was in the kitchen. The girls all ran out and yelled "SURPRISE!" I am just glad we set my dad down. He was in total shock. He said it was the best surprise he has every received. So now we will have a fun week with the girls.
The fun never ends!

Happy Birthday Pops!!

I (Josh) don't write in here much. But today is special because it's Pop's birthday, so all readers get to hear from me. Mom, Matt, Veronica, Ayme, and I (and all the kids of course) went out to the cemetery and let off a bunch of helium balloons with little notes attached. At the same time Heather and her family in Delta did the same, and Hillary and her family in Chandler, AZ did the same, and Chris and his family in Tuscan, AZ did the same. While we were out there a deer came walking across the field, it really let me know that Pops was there with us to join in the festivities. It was really nice to be together even though we're hundreds of miles apart. It's nice to know that we can all share in such a special memory of Pops. He left a true legacy and such a strong spirit within all of us. I'm happy we get to celebrate such a great man!! We love you lots Pops!!
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Happy 4th Of July!!!

We hope everyone had a safe a Happy Independence Day! We did! We took flowers to Josh's dad's grave. It always feels peaceful, and still a little sad when we go there. Then we went up to my parents house for a BBQ, Botcci Ball (it was me and Josh against my parents and well, we won't mention the score. My dad is still bragging!) and of course FIREWORKS! Let me just say how cute my little Tyson is! He LOVED the fireworks. He clapped and squealed and laughed. It was so cute. Then Josh lit some of those ones that look like a strobe lights and he put his hands over his eyes and turned away. The way he did it was, well, you guessed it...cute! He had a lot of fun. Josh and I were not sure how he was going to handle the noise and everything that goes along with fireworks since Josh was afraid of them until he was about 6 or 7 and I was afraid of them up until (ashamed to admit this) about 4 or 5 years ago.

We hope everyone remembers why we have this important holiday to celebrate our nation and all that it stands for. We are so blessed to be Americans. We have so many rights and privileges that other countries don't have. GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET HOME!!!

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